Caleb Update: 4/4/08

Hi Everyone (at least those who still actually check the blog). Life is going well for us. I thought I would send a little update as to what is going on with our little Buddie. Well, I went back to work at the end of February and Caleb is currently being watched by Grandma (my mom) on the days I work. I work just two days now, which is great, Tuesday and Wednesdays. That has been going really well. I don't mind being at work knowing that my mom is with him (and probably spends more time playing with him than I do).

We just had our 4 month check up for Caleb. He got more vaccinations and the Doctor said he is doing really well. He no longer uses the preemie growth chart and is just using the normal one and comparing him to other 4 month olds. He is almost on the chart for height and weight, and is in the 2% for head circumference (that is inevitable, since he has the Howell Family Huge Noggin Syndrome). The doctor thinks that next time he will actually be on the chart for everything and he is catching up I guess. He was 10 lbs 10 oz! To be honest I think he has gained more in the past week though. He feels heavier everyday.

Caleb also started smiling at the beginning of March, which has been so fun to make him smile. He also loves to talk and tell us all about his world. Unfortunately the concept of turn taking is lost on him and he will only talk when some one is actually talking to him. As soon as you stop to hear him talk he stops as well. He'll learn! This past week he also started lifting his head up when laying on his stomach and will look around to see the world. He is not too thrilled about that and usually gets angry pretty quick but it is a good step.

That is all I have for now. I will try to do better about keeping up on this. Especially now that he is doing so much more fun stuff.

Adrienne